Zimbabwe Archives | Children In The Wilderness

Aug

CITW Zambezi Facilitates Vital Infrastructure Upgrades at St Mary’s Primary School

12th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

Connecting St Mary’s to the world Learning at St Mary’s Primary School outside Victoria Falls has taken on a new dimension, thanks to the continued support of the Grand Circle Foundation (GCF). Their recent donation of USD1,800 has covered 15 months of Starlink Internet connectivity, keeping the school connected to the world. The Starlink equipment...

Aug

A Meal Makes all the Difference in Rural Zimbabwean Schools

10th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

In rural Zimbabwe, a meal at school is never guaranteed. Food insecurity in the surrounding community means many parents simply cannot send their children to school with food on a daily basis, and hunger makes it that much harder for a child to concentrate, take part in class, or even stay in school at all....

Aug

GCF Donates School Fees for St Mary’s Primary School, Zimbabwe

6th August 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

A gift that truly changed lives… At St Mary’s Primary School, unpaid school fees had become a heavy weight on 44 Grade 7 learners and their families. Thanks to a generous donation of USD9,712 from the Grand Circle Foundation (GCF), CITW Zambezi was able to help clear these fee arrears and lift that weight right...

Aug

Tinotenda’s CITW Zambezi Journey Comes Full Circle

5th August 2026Sandra KadzvitiZimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness (CITW) Scholarship Programme graduate Tinotenda Chandengenda joined our family at the age of 13. Based in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, he attended Chinotimba primary, and then Mosi-oa-Tunya Secondary schools, and is currently studying Software Engineering. He recently volunteered two weeks of his personal time to work with our Zambezi team in the...

Jul

CITW Zambezi – Cooking up Change at Chidobe Primary School

30th July 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

For as long as anyone at Chidobe Primary School can remember, the kitchen looked much the same as it did when it was first built back in 1990. Meals were cooked over open wood fires by a single volunteer community member, and how often those meals happened depended entirely on what food was in stock....

Jul

CITW Zambezi Celebrates World Conservation Day 2026

28th July 2026Courtney PritchardZambia, Zimbabwe

One lesson, six joyful stories as all 47 of our Eco-Clubs across Zimbabwe and Zambia celebrated the nature they love… Every year on 28 July, the world sets aside a day to think about nature and what it takes to keep it healthy. For our Eco-Clubs, that thinking never really stops, and this year all...

Jul

Children in the Wilderness celebrates World Conservation Day 2026

28th July 2026Josephine BesticBotswana, Kenya, Namibia, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe

At Children in the Wilderness (CITW), this important ‘World Day’ – observed every July 28 – speaks to the very heart of our mission statement – to empower Africa’s future conservation leaders. As the dedicated youth empowerment arm of the Wilderness Trust, and the flagship Educate programme within Wilderness’ Impact strategy, our CITW programme has...

Jul

CITW Zambezi: Nurturing Future Female Guides from Ngamo Community

6th July 2026Josephine BesticZimbabwe

Children in the Wilderness Zambezi (CITW), in partnership with Jacada Travel, is proudly supporting four young women from the Ngamo community near Hwange National Park through a learner guide sponsorship programme that aims to empower future conservation leaders. CITW Zambezi Assistant Impact Manager Cynthia Ndiweni reports on their progress, and recent visit to the park....

Jun

Lupinyu Primary & Secondary Schools – From Lessons in the Shade to Inside Four Walls

17th June 2026Courtney PritchardZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi’s Cynthia Ndiweni proudly reports on one of the most meaningful projects we have been part of this year. Just outside Victoria Falls, opposite the airport, sits a community that had long gone without a local functioning school. For families here, the nearest option was 10 kilometres away, one way, a distance that kept...

May

Hunter Valley Grammar School visit to Lupinyu Schools, Zimbabwe

12th May 2026Josephine BesticZimbabwe

CITW Zambezi Assistant Impact Manager Cynthia Ndiweni reports on a transformational visit by Hunter Valley school children to our Victoria Falls area schools in March. Excitement and curiosity filled the air as 13 high school students and three teachers from Hunter Valley Grammar School (HVGS) in Australia arrived in Victoria Falls for a week-long cultural...

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